Maryland Names New Agriculture Secretary Walker
The state selects Robert L. Walker as secretary of agriculture succeeding Wayne Cawley who leaves November 1. Walker, a Baltimore resident and former Baltimore school board president, brings deputy experience and bureaucratic savvy, while acknowledging limited farming experience. He aims to support Maryland farmers and agri business through the department and Annapolis officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Cawley
Department of Agriculture
Maryland
State House
Cawley
William Donald Schaefer
Mr. Cawley
Schaefer
Robert L. Walker
Baltimore City
Walker
Gasoline Alley Memories Mark Tex Stottlemyer
A first person reminiscence in Frederick recounts Tex Stottlemyer’s long service station on West Patrick Street, his 16 years of business, and the personal bond formed with the author and friends. Tex pumps his last gas, moves out, faces illness and surgery, transforming local memory as Old Car era changes.
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New Orleans
Maryland
MVA
Silver Spring
Sharon
Frederick
Erey
Tex
Stottiemyer
West Patrick Street
Long Hill
Market Street
West College Terrace
Thad
Stottlemyers
Car
Tex Stottlemyer
Lawmakers tour Alaska oil slick amid wildlife refuge visit
Ten members of Congress returned from Alaska where they were hosted by oil firms during a visit to a wildlife refuge slated for possible drilling. They stayed at BP lodgings in Prudhoe Bay and rode BP guided tours in industry helicopters, with a military jet at high cost. Critics say the trip resembled industry lobbying and biased briefing despite assurances of balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Alaska
Oil Company
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
British Petroleum
Prudhoe Bay
Alaska Oil and Gas Association
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee
Gerry Studds
D. Mass
Jim Lynch
BP Digs Helipad Debates Arctic Hotel Stays
Delegation members discuss lodging in Prudhoe Bay as 800 rooms at Prudhoe Bay Hotel and North Star Inn are offered with vacancies. A BP lodge is billed as more convenient and commonly used, while ethics reviews found no improper gifts for heli copter tours. Environmentalists were invited to view slides but not to travel or bunk at the lodge. The subcommittee continues a drilling dispute as Senate energy votes loom and a looming Bush veto on wilderness oil access. A separate note cites a $9 billion mineral stockpile and potential sale to fund defense needs, with pork-barrel signals a concern for regional job-boosting smelter states. A mini editorial contrasts Carter environmental actions with later lost panels at the White House and a campus energy project.
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Subcommittee
Prudhoe Bay
North Star Inn
British Petroleum
Prudhoe Bay Hotel
Congress
Alaska Oil and Gas Association
Manuel Lujan
House
Studds
The
Wilderness Society
North Alaskan Environmental Center
British Petroleum Lodge
Robin Tallon
Ds.c
Jolene Unsoeld
D-Wash
Neil
Abercrombie
Hawaii
Glenn Anderson
Calif
William Jefferson
Don Young
Alaska
Wally Herger
Porter Goss
Fla
Dennis Hastert
Young
Anchorage
Merchant Marines and Fisheries
Senate
Bush
Jimmy Carter
George Bush
Carter
White House
Ronald Reagan
Washington Post
Unity College of Maine
Gasoline Shortage Strains Washington DC Dealers
Washington DC gasoline retailers cut sales by 30 percent by limiting to three gallons or half orders amid a shortage. Frederick dealers report a 10 day East supply and prepare quota cuts for the month. Eleven airplanes of the 104th Observation Squadron return from Virginia maneuvers to Frederick, with officer transfers. Water chief says no immediate lift of Frederick’s ban despite rains.
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Washington
D.C
Frederick
104Th
AP Hill
Virginia
Charles H. Craig
Savannah
George M. Hannah
Pierre D. Jaque
Langley Field
Fred Pingley
Anthony J. Guida
Derailment at New Windsor Ties Up Md 31 Traffic
In Carroll County a wheel axle fault derailed 22 cars of a 99 car coal train near New Windsor. No injuries were reported as motorists faced detours on Md 31 while crews cleared the line. Fire Marshal Barnes cited arson in a Frederick Livestock Auction fire. investigators included Det. George Himes Jr. and Det. Sgt. Tom Darkis. New Young Democrats at the Court House featured John Laughlin and colleagues with Tom Slater as president and Kay Craig as secretary.
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Western Maryland Railroad
Lawrence Sweeney
Hagerstown
New Windsor
Carroll County
MD. 31
Top E. Barnes
Frederick
South Street
Jack Garrett
Mr. Barnes
George R. Himes Jr
Tom Darkis
Young Democrats
Court House
John Laughlin
Peyton Paul Phillips
Ruth Wright
Diana Evans
Fred Bower
Tom Slater
Kay Craig
FLAG offers support and education on homosexuality
Beverly Southerland of FLAG, the Federation of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, writes to your paper noting FLAG's formation in 1981 to assist families of LGBTQ individuals. The group emphasizes education, human and civil rights advocacy, and offers materials and contacts through 20 chapters and a 17,000-strong mailing list.
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Mid-Atlantic
Federation of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Federation of Parents Flag
Parents Flag
United States
Federation
P.O
Washington, D.C
Byron's schedule becomes campaign literature piece
A reader notes receiving a three color campaign literature piece for Rep Byron that included pin printing and postage paid by the writer without consent to cover those costs, highlighting unsolicited campaign material.
Rep Beverly Byron district tour letters critique campaign expense
Darlene Hirsch of Frederick objects to a large district tour insert for Rep Beverly Byron calling it lavish campaign literature funded by taxpayers. She cites staff war service, meeting hikers and students, rural health efforts, and accuses wasteful printing costs while unemployment and education remain pressing in Sixth District.
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Beverly Byron
Rep. Byron
America
Ellie Wesiege
Sixth Congressional
Byron
Positive letter from Lea Kane praises Frederick community
Lea Kane thanks Frederick County and Frederick City for welcoming her after moving from a western state five years ago. She expresses gratitude for friendly people, helpful business interactions, and a supportive congregation that helped her establish friendships and roots.
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Frederick
Eens
Frederick County
Frederick City
Preservationist laments demolition of Albert Bussard Old Country Store
A Jefferson preservationist voices bitterness over the planned demolition of the historic Albert Bussard Old Country Store. She recalls community memories from Jefferson and questions why preservation options were not explored, noting the site could have become a museum or tourist draw for Frederick County.
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Albert Bussard
Jefferson
Historic
Frederick See
Jefferson’s Pike
Old Middletown Road
Frederick County
Readers Letters Policy and Address Instructions
The Frederick News-Post invites readable signed letters with full address and telephone for verification. Edits may occur and high volume limits publication. Send letters to the editor at 200 Patrick Street Frederick MD 21707 for consideration.
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Frederick
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